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PenTrans Update
Jan. 2nd, 2017

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Pennsylvania/Delaware

Feds propose an Amtrak stop
at the Philly Airport and
greatly speeding up regional service
-philly.com



Multiple Million Dollar Renovation Project
Helps Brighten Up Popular SEPTA Stop
-CBS Philly



 'Stars aligning' for Scranton-NYC
passenger train?
-Allentown Morning Call



Port Authority contract reflects fiscal strength
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Transit authority mulls Pittsburgh bus service
-Cranberry Eagle

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Two Takes on PA Infrastructure

Pennsylvania Needs Infrastructure
Investment, But Getting It Could Be Tough
-Keystone Crossroads



PA: Infrastructure Needs Fixing,
but How to Fund Projects Remains Unclear
-Mass Transit
 
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Is Scott Wagner using his wallet
to shape the Legislature?
-WITF Hershey



Prepare for higher prices at the pump in 2017
-York Dispatch
 


DRPA operating costs rise
-South Jersey Courier-Post



Wait, What? SEPTA Riders on Norristown High-Speed Line, King of Prussia Mall Buses
to Pay Less in 2017
-NBC 10



Repeal Pennsylvania's Act 44
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

 

Pa. investing $300 million
in Philadelphia ports
-StateImpact



DCNR announces $45 million investment
to improve recreation, community
revitalization across PA
-Fox 43


New trail connection in Bristol Township
extends Circuit Trails in Bucks County
-Bucks Local News



Grant approved for
Bellefonte-Milesburg greenway trail
-Centre Daily Times



Additional 132 acres purchased
for Pine Creek Rail Trail upgrades
-Williamsport Sun-Gazette



Lebanon County in dispute over
farmland for rail trail
-Lebanon Daily News



Proposed trail would connect
Cleveland to Erie
-Ashtabula Star Beacon



I-279 on tap for massive rebuild
beginning in March
-Pittsburgh Post- Gazette



Greencastle historical site
receives $207K for trails, kiosks
-Herald-Mail Media



New fare system to kick in
for Pittsburgh-area transit
-LancasterOnline



Pennsylvania Transportation Planners
Identify Critical Freight Corridors
-Transport Topics



County's economy relies on rails
-Ashtabula Star Beacon



Erie County Council Set to
OK EMTA Revival Document
-Mass Transit
 
 

New path for Eastwick opens up
one year after termination of
urban-renewal agreement
-PlanPhilly



Costs Threaten to Derail Relationship
Between Amtrak and PPL
-Energy Manager Today



Michael Baker lands $4.9M contract
-Pittsburgh Business Times



Philly Transit in 2016:
No Mass Transformations (yet)
-PlanPhilly



PA transportation chiefs
blaze a path for women in the field
-philly.com



You say aerial trams, we say inclines
-newsworks  
 

Nation & World

Private Cars, Socialized Costs
-Dissident Voice



Trump transportation secretary hedges on massive new infrastructure injection
-CNN



Trump's infrastructure plan
dwarfed by estimates of need
-Florida Times-Union



Top 3 Priorities for Incoming
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao
-Govtech



USDOT Launches Innovative
Infrastructure Financing Tool
-Construction Equipment



Antonio Villaraigosa
How to Fix Transportation and Transit Funding
-U.S. News



Highways Aren't Enough:
What Trump Needs to Know
About Remaking the Rust Belt
-Politico



Amtrak's New CEO Talks
Transportation Under Trump
-WBUR



US FRA recommends route modernisation programme for North East Corridor
-railwaytechnology.com



Proposal for Northeast Corridor upgrades
includes major rerouting in Maryland
-Baltimore Sun



Obama blows through stop signs
from Trump on auto regs
-The Detroit News



Driverless cars are coming fast,
and government is scrambling to keep pace
-philly.com



Breaking Down the Financial Impact
of Self-Driving Cars
-Governing
 


Production growth, overseas competition demands transportation investment
-Feedstuffs



New SFU study highlights how transportation costs associated with living
in suburbs can add up
-Global News



Can Car-Centric Suburbs Adjust
to Aging Baby Boomers?
-Pew Trusts






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